We maintain the best listing we can of natural history-related events on Martha’s Vineyard. While we periodically check organizational websites and newspaper calendar sections for events to include here, we’d welcome your help making this part of our website as complete and helpful as possible. Are you or your organization involved in an event that might be of interest to friends of the Martha’s Vineyard Atlas of Life? Please email MVAL program director Matt Pelikan at with details or a web link.
Thanks for your help!
Upcoming Events
Moth Night at BWorks Headquarters
Thursday, August 11, 2024, 8:00 p.m. – whenever. Free and informal; we’ll set up a blacklight sheet to sample nocturnal arthropods at the BiodiversityWorks office, 18 Helen Ave., Vineyard Haven (off Lambert’s Cove Road). Drop by for as long as you want. Action starts as it gets dark, and we have no idea at all what we’ll see. We recommend long pants; bring a headlamp or flashlight, insect repellent, and camera or smartphone to photograph insects. Help us add species to our office property iNaturalist project!
Webinar: Bee Studies on Martha’s Vineyard
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Especially important because of their close relationship with flowering plants, bees (the superfamily Anthophila) have been the subject of considerable past and ongoing research on Martha’s Vineyard. What is known already about our bee fauna, and what are some of the most important questions to answer? How can amateur naturalists assist with bee studies? This webinar, presented by MV Atlas of Life program director Matt Pelikan, will offer an overview of the local study of these fascinating insects. Register here to attend the webinar; you’ll receive a Zoom link by email a couple of days before the event. Free and open to all.